STIR UP A HORNETS' NEST

Meaning of STIR UP A HORNETS' NEST in English

provoke opposition or difficulties.

→ hornet

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STIR — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breeze stirs/ruffles sth ▪ A light breeze stirred the waters of the bay. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird builds a nest ▪ By March many birds have already built nests. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEST — 1. сущ. 1) гнездо 2) выводок; рой; семья, колония (о птицах, насекомых и т. п.) take a nest Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEST — nest.ogg 1. nest n 1. гнездо birds' nests - птичьи гнёзда nest of mice - мышиное гнездо 2. 1> выводок …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NEST — 1. nest n 1. гнездо birds' nests - птичьи гнёзда nest of mice - мышиное гнездо 2. 1> выводок to …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NEST — 1. сущ. 1) гнездо 2) выводок; рой; семья, колония (о птицах, насекомых и т. п.) take a nest Syn : …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEST — Structure built by an animal as a permanent home or for bearing and rearing offspring. The social insects build systems …
Английский словарь Британика
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STIR — I. R ˈstər, + vowel -tər.; - R -tə̄, + suffixal vowel -tər. also -tə̄r, + vowel in a following …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEST — I. ˈnest noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEST — (n.) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy …
Английский словарь Webster
NEST — ( n. ) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STIR — stir 1 — stirrable , adj. — stirless , adj. — stirlessly , adv. /sterr/ , v. , stirred, stirring …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEST — — nestable , adj. — nester , n. — nestlike , adj. — nesty , adj. /nest/ , n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STIR — I. ˈstər verb ( stirred ; stir·ring ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English styrian; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEST — I. ˈnest noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nest nest, Latin nidus Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
STIR — vi to rise, or be up, in the morning. 2. stir ·noun agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions. 3. stir ·vi …
Webster English vocab
NEST — vi to build and occupy a nest. 2. nest ·vt to put into a nest; to form a nest for. …
Webster English vocab
STIR — [stir] vb stirred ; stir.ring [ME, fr. OE styrian; akin to OHG storen to scatter] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEST — [nest] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG nest nest, L nidus] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a bed or receptacle …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEST — nest, Nest BrE AmE nest ▷ nested ˈnest ɪd -əd ▷ nesting ˈnest ɪŋ ▷ nests nests ▶ ˈ nest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIR — / stɜː(r); NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -rr- ) MIX 1. [ vn ] stir sth (into …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEST — / nest; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a hollow place or structure that a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STIR — I. stir 1 S3 W3 /stɜː $ stɜːr/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stirred , present …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEST — I. nest 1 /nest/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . BIRDS a place made or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STIR — v. & n. --v. (stirred, stirring) 1 tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEST — n. & v. --n. 1 a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STIR — v. & n. v. (stirred, stirring) 1 tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEST — n. & v. n. 1 a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STIR — 1. v. & n. --v. (stirred, stirring) 1. tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a …
Oxford English vocab
NEST — n. & v. --n. 1. a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIR — ( stirs, stirring, stirred) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEST — ( nests, nesting, nested) 1. A bird’s nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in. I …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIR — (MOVE) [verb] -rr- - to (cause to) move slightlyA light breeze stirred the leaves lying on the path. [T]The air …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIR — Synonyms and related words : action, activate, activeness, activism, activity, actuate, actuation, ado, advance, affect, agitate, agitation, amalgamate, animate, annoy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIR — I. stir verb 1. to cause to shift from quiescence or torpor into activity a teacher who stirred the minds …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIR — I. noun 1 action of stirring ADJECTIVE ▪ good ( esp. BrE ) VERB + STIR ▪ give sth ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
STIR — n. 25B6; verb stir the mixture well : MIX, blend, agitate; beat, whip, whisk, fold in; N. Amer. muddle. Travis …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEST — n. 25B6; noun the birds built a nest : ROOST, eyrie. the animals disperse rapidly from the nest : LAIR, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIR — v. 1 Often, stir up. agitate, shake (up), mix (up), scramble, amalgamate, mingle, commingle, intermingle, merge, blend, fold (in), churn …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HORNETS — shorten thrones
Anagrams English vocabulary
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STIR — I 1. сущ. 1) шевеление; движение Syn : activity 2) размешивание, помешивание to give one's tee a stir ≈ размешать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORNETS — Hornets
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HORNETS — Шершень
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STIR — stir.ogg _I 1. stɜ: n 1. шевеление, движение a stir of warm wind - дуновение тёплого ветерка no stir in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NEST — 1) гнездо; ячейка 2) набор, комплект 3) горн. включение • - crow's nest - duck's nest - nest of sieves …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
NEST — 1) гнездо; ячейка 2) набор, комплект 3) горн. включение • - crow's nest - duck's nest - nest of sieves - sieve nest - spring nest
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
NEST — nest сущ.1) гнездо 2) выводок; рой; семья, колония (о птицах, насекомых и т. п.) - take a nest Syn:brood I …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STIR — _I 1. stɜ: n 1. шевеление, движение a stir of warm wind - дуновение тёплого ветерка no stir in the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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